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Experiencing amphibians: Instruction for biophilia, ecoliteracy, and sustainability. [PDF]
The current crisis in ecology, identified as a sixth mass extinction, may be addressed by providing children with opportunities to experience nature. Without these experiences, biophilia, or affinity for nature, may lie dormant.
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Protecting urban wildlife fauna, fighting zoonoses, and preventing biophobia in Brazil
Biophobia has increased worldwide, particularly in high-income countries, leading to the loss of natural interactions and fewer health and wellbeing benefits for humans and animals.
Louise Bach Kmetiuk +6 more
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Animal Interface: Digital Design beyond the Humankind
Humankind has always coexisted with other species: its mimetic features and abilities, which include science and art, as well as the graphical user interface that appears at their intersection, express empathy, understanding, premonition, receptivity and
Konstantin A. Ocheretyany
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We often think of ourselves as creatures of advanced practices. Now, more than ever, humans spend significantly more time indoors compared to our ancestors. Yet humans still feel a distinct connection to the earth. This is known as biophilia, or a person’
Devine, Cassidy
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Do you have a tree friend?—Human–tree relationships in Finland
Trees are natural objects that carry practical, cultural and spiritual meanings to humans. Trees are an elemental part of human daily life, both in urban and rural environments, and even in locations where forests are distant.
Kaisa Vainio +5 more
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Parent-Child Interaction and Lexical Acquisition in two Domains: Color Words and Animal Names
This paper explores young children’s and parents’ use of color words and animal names in two published studies. The aim is to compare the ranges and kinds of these words in parentchild interaction and to consider the implications of these findings for ...
Gleason Jean Berko
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Biophilia in the Hinterland: Symbiotic Affects in Robinson in Ruins
AbstractPatrick Keiller’s Robinson in Ruins is a feature-length film essay presenting a fictional protagonist, the politically radical Robinson. Set in the 2008–2009 financial collapse, Robinson meets some “nonhuman intelligences,” who are lichens. These inspire him to document the historical and contemporary state of England’s far hinterland, which ...
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INTEGRATING BIOPHILIA IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION: AN EXAMINATION OF ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTS' CREATIVITY [PDF]
Architecture, as a continuously evolving creative field, constantly adapts to the changing needs of our society and environment. A significant educational trend that has emerged over the past few decades is the integration of biophilia into architectural
Zerouati, Wiem +2 more
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Outcomes of Biophilic Design for Schools
Biophilia is the theory that humans are innately connected to nature. As a basis for forming built space, biophilic design has been proven to reduce stress, improve cognition and enhance mood—it makes us happier.
William Browning, Jim Determan
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Biophilia in K-12 Access Interpretive Programs in California State Parks
The purpose of this capstone is to provide a reassessment of the emergence of biophilia in interpretive programs conducted in California State Parks. More specifically, this project examines what effect natural resource interpretive programming has on ...
Grand, Parker
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